“He who is bearing others knows that he himself is being borne, and only in this strength can he go on bearing.”
Chapter 4 of Life Together treats the ministry of bearing — enduring other people's burdens, failures, and difficult realities without abandoning them. Bonhoeffer's insight is that bearing is only sustainable when the bearer himself knows he is being carried.
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